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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on Independence Day,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Jul 3, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT23m
PEAK65m
RIDES OPEN18/16
WEATHER86° Drizzle
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Jul 3, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
6
11 AM
1
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
6
3 PM
3
4 PM
6
5 PM
5
6 PM
4
7 PM
3
8 PM
6
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Superman: Ultimate Flight first

Even on a light day, Superman: Ultimate Flight builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Batman + American Eagle fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 9 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

21 rides · avg wait shown
Maxx Force
40m avg
peak 45m · 28% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
37m avg
peak 60m · 67% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
27m avg
peak 65m · 61% uptime
Sky Striker
27m avg
peak 60m · 52% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
26m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
26m avg
peak 35m · 57% uptime
Whizzer
25m avg
peak 30m · 57% uptime
Goliath
24m avg
peak 40m · 63% uptime
X Flight
24m avg
peak 35m · 52% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
22m avg
peak 55m · 59% uptime
Raging Bull
21m avg
peak 60m · 44% uptime
Roaring Rapids
19m avg
peak 30m · 35% uptime
Batman: The Ride
13m avg
peak 20m · 66% uptime
American Eagle
10m avg
peak 15m · 54% uptime
Viper
7m avg
peak 10m · 38% uptime
Giant Drop
6m avg
peak 10m · 48% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
Closed all day
Demon
0m avg
peak 0m · 16% uptime
Little Dipper
Closed all day
Logger's Run
Closed all day
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Aquaman Splashdown Little Dipper Logger's Run

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 86°F, low 72°F, rain for 9h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Superman 32m to 19m
1:15p Walk-on window: Batman + American Eagle
4:08p Smart pick: Superman is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion